Tuesday, June 8, 2010

A Home & Garden tour with Bunny Williams

This book sits prominently on top of a book table in the reading room!

As some of you might remember, I had the great fortune to visit Bunny's house and even meet the design icon herself!!
You can read about it HERE!

My sister recently sent me this PBS video of Ms. Williams giving a tour of her Connecticut home, and wanted to share it with you!I think the video helps to bring the fabulous photographs from the book together- you can see how all the gardens, the house and the barn all relate to one another.

I have enjoyed Bunny's book over the years and always enjoy new discoveries every time I open it! I also love her book on garden style and find it useful for landscape inspiration. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this video. I enjoyed watching it.

Thanks for sharing this video, Joan. I too am a huge fan of Bunny Williams and I have also met her. It was a couple of years ago and she was one of the featured speakers at the Thomasville Antique Show (Thomasville, GA is only about 45 min. north of where I live and I would never pass up a chance to hear her speak). I left my books for her to autograph and when I went back to pick them up I had the opportunity to speak with her and her husband. Most everyone had left and we had a wonderful conversation. I think she is just fabulous.

Hi Joan! I watched the video last night. Makes me want to drive east! Bunny Williams is such an inspiration. I just loved hearing about all the hard work they did themselves when they bought their house. I also found the 'rooms' in the garden to be fascinating and so beautiful. It's wonderful to hear the down to earth personality of someone who has such great vision and works hard for what she loves in a home. xoTrina

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Twelve years ago I could not have even pointed out New Hampshire on a map, but here we are! Nine years ago, after living for 15 years in the beehive that is Dallas, Dan and I finally escaped and landed in a very small town in New Hampshire that doesn't even have a traffic light. Perfection! Our move was a huge risk, but it has paid off with dividends and we absolutely love it here. I think we are really Yankees at heart. If you've never been to New England I cannot describe it with adequate words, you really just have to experience it. It is like no other part of the country. Its beauty matches our beloved Colorado, Oregon, and Washington and its spirit (Live Free or Die) is reminiscent of Texas, and the people... well, we have found them to be most genuine. In essence... we feel as if we have arrived home!

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the dining room

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the master bedroom

the master bath

the North guest room

the South guest room

the guest bath

the barn room

the summer barn room

the barn half bath

the barn mud room

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